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1978-79 Los Angeles Lakers Team Game Log

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Record: 47-35, Finished 3rd in NBA Pacific Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jerry West (47-35)

PTS/G: 112.9 (8th of 22) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 109.9 (8th of 22)
SRS: 2.95 (4th of 22) ▪ Pace: 105.9 (12th of 22)
Off Rtg: 106.1 (5th of 22) ▪ Def Rtg: 103.2 (10th of 22)
Expected W-L: 49-33 (4th of 22)

Arena: The Forum ▪ Attendance: 482,611 (8th of 22)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Seattle SuperSonics
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (2-1) versus Denver Nuggets

Regular Season

Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1978-10-13 @ PHI L 240 36 30 41 102 46 18 23 110
2 2 1978-10-14 @ NJN L 240 37 26 34 100 46 10 17 102
3 3 1978-10-17 @ CLE L 240 42 27 38 111 41 31 42 113
4 4 1978-10-22 SAS W 240 56 22 27 134 48 25 34 121
5 5 1978-10-24 @ SDC L 240 49 25 32 123 52 20 30 124
6 6 1978-10-27 SDC W 240 50 13 18 113 40 21 27 101
7 7 1978-10-29 WSB W 240 45 19 20 109 43 7 11 93
8 8 1978-10-31 DEN W 240 60 14 17 134 45 17 26 107
9 9 1978-11-03 NYK W 240 61 25 30 147 47 30 39 124
10 10 1978-11-05 CLE W 240 48 21 29 117 50 7 8 107
11 11 1978-11-07 @ CHI W 240 45 22 25 112 45 21 28 111
12 12 1978-11-08 @ IND W 240 45 23 28 113 50 11 15 111
13 13 1978-11-10 KCK W 240 50 36 51 136 52 23 36 127
14 14 1978-11-12 IND W 240 50 34 45 134 49 8 21 106
15 15 1978-11-14 @ MIL W 240 54 29 34 137 51 17 22 119
16 16 1978-11-15 @ DET W 240 49 35 46 133 52 22 27 126
17 17 1978-11-17 NOJ W 240 51 19 27 121 43 23 29 109
18 18 1978-11-19 CHI W 240 40 24 28 104 43 9 13 95
19 19 1978-11-22 @ HOU W 240 48 25 33 121 47 20 27 114
20 20 1978-11-24 @ WSB L 240 46 11 18 103 49 15 22 113
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
21 21 1978-11-25 @ ATL L 240 38 27 35 103 45 19 30 109
22 22 1978-11-28 DET L 240 44 15 21 103 45 15 21 105
23 23 1978-12-01 PHO W 240 53 24 27 130 51 20 21 122
24 24 1978-12-03 NJN L 240 37 31 41 105 43 21 26 107
25 25 1978-12-05 @ NOJ W 240 48 18 24 114 34 34 38 102
26 26 1978-12-06 @ SAS L 240 46 19 28 111 47 18 23 112
27 27 1978-12-08 MIL W 240 36 29 39 101 34 17 25 85
28 28 1978-12-10 ATL W 240 39 10 18 88 37 12 16 86
29 29 1978-12-12 @ POR L 240 46 23 28 115 50 17 27 117
30 30 1978-12-13 @ SEA L 240 43 21 26 107 48 21 26 117
31 31 1978-12-15 SEA W 240 44 12 20 100 45 8 14 98
32 32 1978-12-16 @ PHO L 240 44 12 14 100 49 21 30 119
33 33 1978-12-17 PHI L 240 43 10 13 96 42 19 24 103
34 34 1978-12-22 WSB W 240 56 15 23 127 48 19 28 115
35 35 1978-12-26 NOJ L 240 47 29 37 123 52 21 26 125
36 36 1978-12-27 @ GSW W 240 45 16 18 106 46 12 16 104
37 37 1978-12-29 POR W 240 55 8 11 118 43 9 14 95
38 38 1979-01-02 @ NOJ L 240 35 35 40 105 37 35 44 109
39 39 1979-01-03 @ ATL W 240 43 13 18 99 37 22 31 96
40 40 1979-01-06 @ HOU L 265 50 12 19 112 51 13 16 115
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
41 41 1979-01-09 @ NYK W 240 42 22 31 106 36 22 32 94
42 42 1979-01-10 @ BOS W 240 46 7 9 99 40 9 14 89
43 43 1979-01-12 @ NJN W 240 46 25 30 117 48 20 25 116
44 44 1979-01-14 @ SEA W 240 51 6 6 108 43 13 18 99
45 45 1979-01-17 @ SDC L 240 49 19 26 117 50 19 30 119
46 46 1979-01-19 HOU L 265 56 9 13 121 57 8 11 122
47 47 1979-01-21 GSW W 240 46 21 30 113 44 19 24 107
48 48 1979-01-23 NYK W 240 63 22 30 148 54 16 21 124
49 49 1979-01-25 @ DET L 240 43 14 17 100 58 19 22 135
50 50 1979-01-26 @ DEN L 240 43 21 26 107 52 15 22 119
51 51 1979-01-28 MIL W 240 47 17 25 111 47 15 23 109
52 52 1979-01-30 NJN W 240 44 39 46 127 44 20 30 108
53 53 1979-02-06 SAS W 265 50 19 25 119 53 5 9 111
54 54 1979-02-07 @ GSW W 240 41 24 28 106 46 12 21 104
55 55 1979-02-09 CLE W 240 46 14 19 106 44 15 23 103
56 56 1979-02-11 @ KCK L 240 38 27 35 103 45 14 20 104
57 57 1979-02-13 @ CLE L 240 51 9 10 111 53 11 14 117
58 58 1979-02-16 @ MIL L 240 44 10 12 98 44 11 13 99
59 59 1979-02-18 @ IND W 240 53 16 19 122 47 17 22 111
60 60 1979-02-20 GSW L 240 33 25 30 91 40 22 23 102
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
61 61 1979-02-23 BOS W 240 52 9 14 113 47 10 16 104
62 62 1979-02-25 IND W 240 48 22 27 118 45 18 23 108
63 63 1979-02-27 KCK W 240 47 28 36 122 49 16 22 114
64 64 1979-03-02 PHI W 240 54 18 25 126 46 19 24 111
65 65 1979-03-04 DEN L 240 44 11 15 99 50 13 19 113
66 66 1979-03-09 CHI L 240 38 16 22 92 44 14 18 102
67 67 1979-03-11 @ BOS L 240 38 30 35 106 47 14 20 108
68 68 1979-03-13 @ WSB L 240 49 13 17 111 51 18 22 120
69 69 1979-03-14 @ SAS L 240 49 14 17 112 54 17 25 125
70 70 1979-03-16 ATL W 240 44 23 29 111 43 24 31 110
71 71 1979-03-18 BOS W 240 50 22 28 122 44 23 35 111
72 72 1979-03-21 POR L 240 42 26 33 110 50 14 20 114
73 73 1979-03-23 SDC W 240 65 26 33 156 50 19 28 119
74 74 1979-03-25 @ DEN L 240 48 17 22 113 45 33 50 123
75 75 1979-03-28 @ PHO L 240 43 20 27 106 43 26 28 112
76 76 1979-03-30 DET W 240 54 16 23 124 50 13 19 113
77 77 1979-04-01 @ PHI L 240 43 25 32 111 48 16 19 112
78 78 1979-04-03 @ CHI W 240 42 13 23 97 43 9 10 95
79 79 1979-04-04 @ KCK L 265 52 7 11 111 49 17 24 115
80 80 1979-04-06 SEA L 240 41 11 12 93 51 11 15 113
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
81 81 1979-04-07 @ POR W 240 45 9 13 99 36 26 31 98
82 82 1979-04-08 PHO W 240 53 5 9 111 44 15 18 103

Playoffs

Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1979-04-10 @ DEN L 240 45 15 17 105 45 20 29 110
2 2 1979-04-13 DEN W 240 48 25 32 121 45 19 28 109
3 3 1979-04-15 @ DEN W 240 45 22 31 112 43 25 32 111
4 4 1979-04-17 @ SEA L 240 40 21 28 101 45 22 28 112
5 5 1979-04-18 @ SEA L 265 41 21 25 103 46 16 25 108
6 6 1979-04-20 SEA W 265 46 26 35 118 43 26 31 112
7 7 1979-04-22 SEA L 240 46 23 26 115 49 19 26 117
8 8 1979-04-25 @ SEA L 240 45 10 14 100 44 18 27 106